My friend, Fred, and I dynoed the Bekkers 16v stroker kits and found the numbers quite disappointing. Do the W201 drivetrains lose a certain percentage over 15%? My car read 169.3 SAE NET HP (@ 6200 RPM) while Fred's was 157.4. Choosing that 15% loss, both our cars are just under 200 SAE HP. I thought Bekkers quoted their kit @ 235 as well as being compartive in bore and stroke to the evolution cars.
The only differences between our setup were 272 degree cam versus 256, stock 2.3 headers versus evo 2.5, and stock versus lightened flywheel. By his dyno and cam characteristics, one can tell that his car would 0-60 and quarter mile faster, but mine takes off around 5000 RPM. So for those master technicians that I know race their 16v and the countless other strokers out there, are these really rated below 200 SAE HP? Or are M-B drivetrain loses significantly more than 15%?
Please advise.
Thanks,
Joel
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